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Lake in Scotland
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Loch Ness is a lake or loch which runs for 23 miles (37 km) along the fault line of the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands. It's a mile wide, very deep (740 ft / 226 m), and dark with peat. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes, reservoirs and rivers of England and Wales combined, and is the supposed home of the Loch Ness Monster.
By train
Inverness has trains from Edinburgh and Glasgow via Perth and Aviemore, from Aberdeen, from Kyle of Lochalsh for Skye, and from Thurso for Orkney.
By bus
Inverness has buses every couple of hours from Edinburgh and Glasgow via Perth and Aviemore. The main operators are Citylink, Parks of Hamilton and Megabus.
You need a vehicle. A bike might serve, but it's a long loch, the winds funnel along it, and A82 is busy with traffic.
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